Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience - San Diego, California
Process
I was offered an interview on campus. It was a single round.
I spoke with a software engineer for about an hour, discussing general technical knowledge. The topics ranged from object-oriented design to operating systems, and from reading code to understanding its functionality.
Additionally, I was presented with variations of a method implementation and asked to describe a potential issue with each solution.
About a week later, I received a call with an offer.
Everyone I spoke with was very friendly. They seem like a great group of people to work with.
Questions
Given a byte, rearrange the bits so that bit 0 gets swapped with bit 7, bit 1 gets swapped with bit 6, and so on.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Qualcomm Software Engineer Intern role in San Diego, California.
Success Rate
Qualcomm's interview process for their Software Engineer Intern roles in San Diego, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Qualcomm's Software Engineer Intern interview process in San Diego, California.
Qualcomm Work Experiences
- 3.0Very team dependentSoftware Engineer Intern • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesNovember 8, 2025Pros: Some people had amazing teams, and some didn't. That makes or breaks your experience here.Cons: Very prone to layoffs, especially in older business units.
- 5.0Loved working there! Very innovative, amazing managers, good time!Software Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesMarch 9, 2021Pros: I interned with them remotely, so I assume my experience is quite skewed. However, I really love how prepared and robust the internship program was, with such little time to prepare. My manager/mentor were amazing and very understanding. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun doing so. They were also very accommodating given COVID.Cons: I wish it was in-person!
- 5.0Summer Intern ReviewSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesDecember 3, 2019Pros: A really engaging and fun intern program. Lots of fun events show you cool things about working at the company, as well as really good guidance from your mentors on how to be a fully qualified software developer.Cons: At times, it did feel like just churning out work and not a lot of social interaction.
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